Howard E. Stair of Mukwonago passed away Sunday, June 15, 2008, at
Waukesha Memorial Hospital at age 86. Howard was born in Mukwonago on Aug.
1, 1921, the son of the late George and Josephine Stair. He was the 12th
of 13 children.

He proudly served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the
Philippines. He married Isabelle "Betty" Aho on June 3, 1940.
Howard was retired from Heil Company.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty, on June 26, 2003, and a
grandson, James Healey Jr., on Aug. 21, 1993.

Howard was the loving father of Connie (James) Healey, Ron (Lenora),
Dennis (Sharon), Howard (Peggy) and Cindy (John) Szcygiel; dear
grandfather of Randy, Jeff, Laura, Denny, Vickie, Justin, John, Jacob and
Monika; and great-grandfather of Summer, Greta, Olivia, Kristin and
Allison. He is also survived by a brother, Homer; sisters, Hazel Bethke
and Pearl Slater; a very dear friend, Elaine Wegner; and other relatives
and many friends.

A memorial service will take place from 4 p.m. until the 6 p.m. funeral
service Thursday, June 26, at Cesarz, Charapata & Zinnecker Funeral
Home, 237 N. Moreland Blvd., Waukesha.

A special thank you to the Waukesha Memorial Hospital intensive care
unit staff.

Cesarz, Charapata & Zinnecker Funeral Home, Cremation and
Preplanning Services is serving the family. For further information,
please call 542-6609, or for directions, an online obituary or to leave a
condolence, please visit www.waukeshasfuneralhome.com.